Post by The Rocketmen on Jul 6, 2013 14:35:51 GMT -5
Craig Whatman looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Norm Cannon shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Norm Cannon is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Cannon from the side mount!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Norm Cannon
Craig Whatman looks to mount Norm Cannon...
Craig Whatman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Luke Warm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
The Cannon struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The Cannon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Cannon launches a few weak punches
Luke Warm blocks them effectively.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
The Cannon tries to escape from the full mount...
The Cannon struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Norm Cannon gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
Norm Cannon has seen better days.
The Cannon tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm is in closed guard... The Cannon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Norm Cannon is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to escape from the full mount...
Norm Cannon is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Norm Cannon is in side mount over Craig Whatman
The Cannon tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Norm Cannon is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to escape from the full mount...
Norm Cannon is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Norm Cannon is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman attempts to trap Norm Cannon in his guard.
Craig Whatman manages to switch to full guard.
Norm Cannon is in open guard over Luke Warm
Norm Cannon tries to pass to half guard...
Craig Whatman can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Cannon looks to work from half guard.
Norm Cannon is in half guard over Luke Warm
Norm Cannon tries to free his leg
Norm Cannon uses some of his skill by jumping out of Luke Warm's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Norm Cannon is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Norm Cannon looks to pass to mount...
Luke Warm creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Norm Cannon. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Norm Cannon is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Luke Warm into his guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over The Cannon
Craig Whatman tries to pass Norm Cannon's guard...
Craig Whatman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Norm Cannon attempts to move to full guard
Craig Whatman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Craig Whatman pushes The Cannon's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Luke Warm who is in full mount! The Cannon is in trouble now!
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Craig Whatman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
The Cannon tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Craig Whatman doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll on the ground...
Luke Warm knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Craig Whatman looks to counter!
Craig Whatman tries to better his position on the ground...
Luke Warm is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Luke Warm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Craig Whatman controls the situation despite Norm Cannon efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Craig Whatman rolls Norm Cannon to his stomach and takes his back!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
The Cannon tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He is not able to do it
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Craig Whatman looks to counter!
Luke Warm gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Norm Cannon! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Norm Cannon doesn't defend himself!
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Craig Whatman pushes The Cannon's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Luke Warm who is in full mount! The Cannon is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
The Cannon tries to stand up!
Luke Warm doesn't allow him!
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Luke Warm is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Craig Whatman rolls him over and takes his back!
Luke Warm is in rear mount over The Cannon
Luke Warm tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Cannon! Luke Warm has one hook in and keeps working!
Luke Warm is in rear mount over The Cannon with one hook in
Luke Warm tries to open up Norm Cannon's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Cannon in the side of the head
The ref pulls off Craig Whatman! The Cannon seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Norm Cannon's Forehead
Winner is Craig Whatman by TKO (GnP) at 1:55 Round 2
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/9 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 367,77
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 289,19
Time on the ground 328 s
Statistics: Norm Cannon
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 0
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 328 s
Norm Cannon shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Norm Cannon is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Cannon from the side mount!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Norm Cannon
Craig Whatman looks to mount Norm Cannon...
Craig Whatman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Luke Warm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
The Cannon struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The Cannon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Cannon launches a few weak punches
Luke Warm blocks them effectively.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
The Cannon tries to escape from the full mount...
The Cannon struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Norm Cannon gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
Norm Cannon has seen better days.
The Cannon tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm is in closed guard... The Cannon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Norm Cannon is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to escape from the full mount...
Norm Cannon is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Norm Cannon is in side mount over Craig Whatman
The Cannon tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Norm Cannon is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to escape from the full mount...
Norm Cannon is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Norm Cannon is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman attempts to trap Norm Cannon in his guard.
Craig Whatman manages to switch to full guard.
Norm Cannon is in open guard over Luke Warm
Norm Cannon tries to pass to half guard...
Craig Whatman can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Cannon looks to work from half guard.
Norm Cannon is in half guard over Luke Warm
Norm Cannon tries to free his leg
Norm Cannon uses some of his skill by jumping out of Luke Warm's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Norm Cannon is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Norm Cannon looks to pass to mount...
Luke Warm creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Norm Cannon. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Norm Cannon is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Luke Warm into his guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over The Cannon
Craig Whatman tries to pass Norm Cannon's guard...
Craig Whatman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Norm Cannon attempts to move to full guard
Craig Whatman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Craig Whatman pushes The Cannon's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Luke Warm who is in full mount! The Cannon is in trouble now!
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Craig Whatman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
The Cannon tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Craig Whatman doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll on the ground...
Luke Warm knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Craig Whatman looks to counter!
Craig Whatman tries to better his position on the ground...
Luke Warm is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Luke Warm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Craig Whatman controls the situation despite Norm Cannon efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Craig Whatman rolls Norm Cannon to his stomach and takes his back!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
The Cannon tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He is not able to do it
Craig Whatman is in open guard over The Cannon
Luke Warm moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Norm Cannon tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Craig Whatman looks to counter!
Luke Warm gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Norm Cannon! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Norm Cannon doesn't defend himself!
Craig Whatman is in half guard over The Cannon
Craig Whatman pushes The Cannon's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Luke Warm who is in full mount! The Cannon is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
The Cannon tries to stand up!
Luke Warm doesn't allow him!
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Norm Cannon
Luke Warm is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Norm Cannon tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Craig Whatman rolls him over and takes his back!
Luke Warm is in rear mount over The Cannon
Luke Warm tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Cannon! Luke Warm has one hook in and keeps working!
Luke Warm is in rear mount over The Cannon with one hook in
Luke Warm tries to open up Norm Cannon's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Cannon in the side of the head
The ref pulls off Craig Whatman! The Cannon seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Norm Cannon's Forehead
Winner is Craig Whatman by TKO (GnP) at 1:55 Round 2
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/9 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 367,77
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 289,19
Time on the ground 328 s
Statistics: Norm Cannon
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 0
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 328 s
